NBA Draft Junkies Podcast

The Barlowe brothers are back with a full breakdown of the 2026 FIBA U17 World Cup after Team USA rolled to a gold medal, winning every game by an average of 46 points. Rafael and James discuss what stood out from Team USA’s dominant run while evaluating some of the tournament’s biggest NBA prospects, including Duke commit Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje , Beckham Black, A.J. Williams, C.J. Rosser, and se...

Rafael and James Barlowe break down Team USA's dominant victory over France in the opening game of the 2026 FIBA U17 World Cup, sharing their biggest takeaways from one of the tournament's most anticipated matchups. The Barlowe brothers discuss the standout performances from Team USA, led by point guard Beckham Black, whose impressive all around play showcased why he is considered one of the top y...

Rafael and James Barlowe recap the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft, breaking down the biggest surprises, best team fits, and potential Rookie of the Year candidates from draft night. The Barlowe brothers share their thoughts on AJ Dybantsa landing with the Washington Wizards, Darryn Peterson heading to Utah, and debate which rookies are in the best position to make an immediate impact. They also...

After spending the season as an international scout for an NBA team, Rafael Barlowe is back behind the mic with his brother James Barlowe for another episode of NBA Draft Junkies. The brothers examine the "Giannis Effect" and how the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors continues to influence the draft. The Barlowe brothers debate whether AJ Dybantsa or Darryn Peterson deserves to be the No. 1 spot...

Dybantsa 1:01 Boozer 3:33 Peterson 5:16 Wilson 7:15 MBJ 9:24 Quaintance 10:53 Acuff 12:15 Burries 14:20 Wagler 15:42 Felmings 17:36 Mara 19:22 Yaxel 20:33 Swain 21:28 Johnson 22:36 Philon 24:15 Okorie 26:17 Ament 28:04 Carr 30:04 Steinbach 30:57 Anderson 31:43 Lopez 32:27 Peat 33:20 Cenac 35:00 Stirtz 35:50 Thomas 36:40 Graves 37:11 Evans 37:44 Reed 38:21 de larrea 39:06 Veesaar 40:02

In this episode, host James Barlowe gives his analysis of the NBA Draft Lottery results, plus early reactions to official combine measurements and athletic testing results.

In this episode, host James Barlowe talks about the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament with breakdowns of player performances. Dybantsa 2:20 Boozer 5:43 Peterson 8:26 Acuff 12:40 Tanner 15:25 Ament 17:27 Wagler 19:50 Burries 23:15 Mara 24:15 NCAA fans 27:10

In this episode, host James Barlowe talks about the wing depth in the 2026 NBA Draft. AJ 1:51 Swain 9:11 Ament 11:57 Lopez 17:00 Allen 19:28

Peterson 3:22 Wagler 7:45 Carr 13:42 Tounde 17:33 Burries 22:13 Stirtz 25:38

Ngongba 2:00 Johnson 6:04 Mara 8:06 Steinbach 10:56 Quaintance 13:40 Krivas 18:32 Teams that need bigs 19:20

In this episode, host James Barlowe talks about the three man race for PG1 between Mikel Brown Jr, Kingston Flemings, and Darius Acuff Jr.

In this episode, James Barlowe takes you behind the reasoning for his Big Board Vol 2. Peterson 1:15 Boozer 3:22 Dybantsa 4:51 Caleb 8:05 Flemings 10:30 Ngongba 11:56 Wagler 13:48 Mikel Brown 15:03 Jayden Q 16:30 Ament 17:48 Acuff 20:16 Cameron Carr 22:21 Philon 23:56 Peat 24:57 Swain 25:58 Burries 27:55 Yaxel 29:09 Cenac 30:01 Steinbach 31:12 Anderson 31:54 Lopez 34:02 Stirtz 35:21 Tounde 37:20 M...

In this episode, host James Barlowe breaks down the race for the number one pick including a breakdown of the highly anticipated head-to-head matchup between Darryn Peterson and AJ Dybantsa.

In this episode, host James Barlowe is joined by Latif Love to talk about how the cold weather could not stop some of the nation's best freshmen from heating up. Flemings 1:20 Wagler 10:57 Dybantsa 22:11 Acuff 36:56 Fears JR 44:58 Mikel Brown 49:54 Caleb Wilson 56:56 Boozer 1:02:00 Ament 1:18:22

In this episode, host James Barlowe checks the temperature of Caleb Wilson, Alijah Arenas, Tyler Tanner and Nate Ament. Arenas 2:07 Wilson 7:58 Tanner 13:37 Ament 17:28

In this episode, James gives you his thought process behind his latest Big Board Peterson 2:08 Dybantsa 3:14 Boozer 4:30 Flemings 6:38 JQ 8:40 Wilson 9:36 Brown jr 11:11 Philon 12:29 Peat 13:38 Wagler 14:29 Carr 16:10 Yaxel 18:00 Ngongba 19:15 Christian Anderson 20:52 Hannes 22:30 Yessoufou 23:20 Haugh 24:37 Acuff 25:52 Avdalas 28:10 Mullins 29:54 Lopez 30:50 Ament 32:00 Cenac 34:33 Stirtz 36:00 A...

In the second part of the Conference Play Conversations, James and cohosts Leif Thulin and Latif Love talk in depth about the point guard class in the draft and also the respective rise/fall of Nate Ament and Keaton Wagler Ament/Wagler 36:00

In the first of this two part series, James Barlowe and guest hosts Leif Thulin and Latif Love talk the conference openers for four projected lottery picks. Peterson :45 Dybantsa 9:02 Boozer 18:05 Wilson 29:54

NBA Draft Junkies host James Barlowe gives you the first Rookie Report of the season for the 2025 NBA Draft Class. 1. Cooper Flagg 1:02 2. Kon Knueppel 5:31 3. Queen 8:15 AAU rant 11:08 4. Coward 15:20 5. Edgecombe 17:02 6. Harper 18:36 7. Fears 20:45 8. Tre Johnson 22:45 9. Maxime Raynaud 25:25 10. Kalkbrenner 28:30

JQ 1:22 Flemings 11:58 Acuff 21:21 Anderson 26:17 Stirtz 38:18 Boozer 40:38 Wilson 59:23

In this episode, host James Barlowe goes under the microscope again but this time with special guest host Jacob Myers ( ⁨@LeagueHim⁩ .) Acuff 2:25 Anderson 6:22 Peterson 13:35 Wagler 21:55 Burries 32:06 Peat 36:00 Philon 40:40 Yaxel 51:02 HS talk 57:00

In this episode of the NBA Draft Junkies Podcast, host James Barlowe and guest Leif Thulin talk all things AJ Dybantsa.

In this episode, James Barlowe and special guest Leif Thulin (@leifthulin) put some of the best draft picks under the microscope. Boozer 1:31 Haugh 11:30 Ament 16:18 Wilson 26:58 Mikel 33:28 Dybantsa 39:43 Acuff 51:18 PG talk 53:00 Peat 57:30

Another day of outstanding performances from the best of the 2026 NBA Draft class, James and Latif talk about the monster performance from Cam Boozer. Also discussed: Caleb Wilson, AJ Dybantsa and Neoklis Avdalas. Boozer 1:30 Acuff 9:58 Dybantsa 14:15 Wilson 25:00 Avdalas 33:26

In this episode, host James Barlowe and special guest Latif Love recap day two performances of Cameron Carr, Caleb Wilson, Kingston Flemings, Bennett Stirtz and more Carr 1:45 Tounde 6:14 Ament 10:38 Flemings 15:25 Wilson 21:00 Yaxel 32:00 Stirtz 40:00